Disney+ expanded into France many years ago, offering a wide selection of movies and shows from Disney’s library. However, due to the unique way French broadcasting rules operate, Disney+ has to operate slightly differently. Whereas in the rest of the world, major new releases arrive on Disney+ within a few months of release, in France, […]

Earlier this year, the French authorities introduced a new rule for new films being released in France, which has protective laws in place to protect French TV and streaming platforms. The new rules in place in France mean that any new theatrical release in France is required to have a four-month theatrical exclusive, before being […]

Disney has announced a brand new fantasy series called “Parallels” will be coming to France as a Disney+ Original. The Disney+ Original fantasy series will follow four teenagers, whose lives are turned upside down when a mysterious event propels them into parallel dimensions. They will do everything to understand what happened and try to get […]

Disney has announced a brand new original show for Disney+ in France called “Weekend Family”. “Weekend Family”  is going to be a Disney+ Original, is a jubilant comedy that chronicles the life of a new stepfamily that meet up every weekend. But when the father gets into a relationship with a new partner, the weekends […]

Disney has announced a brand new “Star Original” called “Oussekine” will be coming to Disney+ in France. Oussekine, is an ambitious four-part Star Original mini-series, examines the terrible true events of December 5, 1986, that led to the death of a young student, Malik Oussekine.  Centred on his family’s fight for justice, the series will […]

Disney+ has launched in France today, 2 weeks later than originally planned, as Disney had to slightly delay the French launch due to the events of the Coronavirus. As part of the launch, Disney has taken measures to lower the overall bandwidth utilisation by at least 25%, Disney are monitoring Internet congestion and working closely […]

Disney+ is set to launch in some European countries on Tuesday 24th March including the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland on March 24th. Click here to pre-order However, due to the issues with the Coronavirus affecting the stability of the internet in France, Disney has announced the launch of Disney+ has been […]

Disney+ is launching in France on March 24th and Disney has released a list of everything coming to the new streaming service on day one. It’s important to note that France has stricter rules regarding newer films being available on streaming platforms to protect cinemas. Here is the full launch lineup: CONTENUS DISNEY+ * Catalogue […]

Disney+ is set to launch in France on March 24th and as an extra publicity push, the first episode of Star Wars: The Mandalorian will be shown on the same day on the following French television networks: – 8:20 p.m. clear on Canal + – 9:20 p.m. on C8 – 10:20 p.m. on CSTAR This […]

So far the only European country to have confirmed access to Disney+, is the Netherlands, which is getting it on the same day as the US and Canada, on November 12th. And there are many reasons why there is a delay in getting Disney+ launched in different countries, since they all have different rules and […]